John Hunter

John Hunter (born 19 August 1942) is an American politician who ran for Governor of New York in 2008 as the Democratic Party candidate, running against Republican Party Michael Graves.

Biography
Hunter was born to a wealthy English-American family, and in 1965 was drafted into the US Army at the age of 23 for service in the Vietnam War. After the war, he became a small-time Hollywood actor before entering politics as a member of the Democratic Party. He called himself a "Conservative-Liberal Democrat", and was a member of the "Blue Dog Democrats" subdivision. His views included "breaking the teachers union...[and] buy balls and uniforms, then the books if we can afford them". He also had strong views on health care, the economy, and war, and also wanted to charge internet users $5 for masturbation.

In 2008, John Hunter ran in the gubernatorial elections for the state of New York and became the leader of the Democratic Party during the elections. He ran by the slogan "Choose freedom for your state", and claimed that "Michael Graves changes his mind more often than he changes his underwear".